The Savage Earth: Earthquakes and Volcanos II

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BREAKING NEWS: 6.5 magnitude earthquaUpdate time = Mon Mar 3 15:11:35 UTC 2008

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.5 2008/03/03 15:01:28 51.363 176.648 22.9 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.8 2008/03/03 14:39:38 40.317 -124.488 20.8 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 6.9 2008/03/03 14:11:15 13.402 125.676 24.2 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.8 2008/03/03 13:49:43 19.938 121.386 22.0 BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
MAP 2.6 2008/03/03 11:34:57 36.152 -117.976 0.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 2008/03/03 11:22:41 46.564 152.858 36.6 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.8 2008/03/03 10:53:09 51.548 -177.090 38.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.2 2008/03/03 10:09:38 46.530 152.910 10.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.8 2008/03/03 09:52:40 32.376 -115.329 6.4 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 6.4 2008/03/03 09:31:06 46.571 153.041 35.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 4.9 2008/03/03 08:06:28 43.067 143.180 10.0 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
MAP 3.6 2008/03/03 07:41:54 19.558 -67.984 46.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 4.3 2008/03/03 06:27:50 19.478 -70.339 10.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAP 2.8 2008/03/03 05:56:33 54.204 -164.218 93.5 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 2008/03/03 03:55:31 13.125 144.103 63.6 GUAM REGION
MAP 6.0 2008/03/03 02:37:28 -2.101 99.834 23.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2008/03/03 01:06:34 46.319 153.106 89.2 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.9 2008/03/03 01:03:49 51.725 -175.917 42.1 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.0 2008/03/03 00:34:36 51.770 -179.034 10.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

ke shakes southeastern Philippines

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Interesting find.

"Historic Worldwide Earthquakes" from 2005 until now.

12 from January to the end of February 2008

# 2008 02 27 - England, United Kingdom - M 4.7
# 2008 02 25 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.0
# 2008 02 23 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.7
# 2008 02 21 - Nevada - M 6.0
# 2008 02 20 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 7.4 Fatalities 3
# 2008 02 14 - Southern Greece - M 6.9
# 2008 02 12 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 6.4
# 2008 02 10 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.5
# 2008 02 08 - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - M 6.9
# 2008 02 04 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 6.3
# 2008 02 03 - Lac Kivu region, Dem. Rep. of the Congo - M 5.9 Fatalities 44
# 2008 01 05 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.6

55 2007, 4 for January and February

# 2007 12 26 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.4
# 2007 12 20 - Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand - M 6.6 Fatalities 1
# 2007 12 19 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
# 2007 12 16 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 6.7
# 2007 12 09 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 7.8
# 2007 11 29 - Martinique Region, Windward Islands - M 7.4 Fatalities 1
# 2007 11 27 - Solomon Islands - M 6.6
# 2007 11 25 - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia - M 6.5 Fatalities 3
# 2007 11 22 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
# 2007 11 16 - Peru-Ecuador border region - M 6.8
# 2007 11 14 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 7.7 Fatalities 2
# 2007 11 10 - North of Macquarie Island - M 6.5
# 2007 10 31 - Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands - M 7.2
# 2007 10 31 - San Francisco Bay Area, California - M 5.4
# 2007 10 24 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.8
# 2007 10 15 - South Island of New Zealand - M 6.8
# 2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 6.6
# 2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 7.4
# 2007 09 30 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 6.9
# 2007 09 28 - Mariana Islands region - M 7.4
# 2007 09 28 - Southeast of Loyalty Islands - M 6.5
# 2007 09 26 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
# 2007 09 20 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.7
# 2007 09 12 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.9
# 2007 09 12 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.4 Fatalities 25
# 2007 09 10 - Near the west coast of Colombia - M 6.8
# 2007 09 06 - Taiwan Region - M 6.2
# 2007 09 02 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.2
# 2007 08 20 - Philippine Islands region - M 6.4
# 2007 08 16 - Solomon Islands - M 6.7
# 2007 08 15 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.0 Fatalities 514
# 2007 08 15 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.5
# 2007 08 14 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 5.4
# 2007 08 09 - Greater Los Angeles area, California - M 4.6
# 2007 08 08 - Java, Indonesia - M 7.5
# 2007 08 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.7
# 2007 08 01 - Vanuatu - M 7.2
# 2007 07 26 - Molucca Sea - M 6.9
# 2007 07 20 - San Francisco Bay area, California - M 4.2
# 2007 07 17 - Tanzania - M 5.9
# 2007 07 16 - Sea of Japan - M 6.8
# 2007 07 16 - Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6 Fatalities 9
# 2007 07 02 - Central California - M 4.3
# 2007 06 28 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
# 2007 06 13 - Offshore Guatemala - M 6.7
# 2007 05 09 - Offshore Northern California - M 5.2
# 2007 05 08 - Western Montana - M 4.5
# 2007 04 01 - Solomon Islands - M 8.1 Fatalities 54
# 2007 03 25 - Near the West Coast of Honshu,Japan - M 6.7 Fatalities 1
# 2007 03 25 - Vanuatu - M 7.1
# 2007 03 06 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.4 Fatalities 67
# 2007 01 31 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 6.5
# 2007 01 30 - West of Macquarie Island - M 6.9
# 2007 01 21 - Molucca Sea - M 7.5 Fatalities 4
# 2007 01 13 - East of the Kuril Islands - M 8.1

33 2006, 8 for January and February

# 2006 12 26 - Taiwan Region - M 6.9
# 2006 12 26 - Taiwan Region - M 7.1 Fatalities 2
# 2006 11 15 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
# 2006 11 13 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina - M 6.8
# 2006 10 20 - Northern California - M 4.5
# 2006 10 20 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 6.7
# 2006 10 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
# 2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7
# 2006 10 02 - Maine - M 3.8
# 2006 09 28 - Samoa Islands Region - M 6.9
# 2006 09 10 - Gulf of Mexico - M 5.8
# 2006 09 01 - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
# 2006 08 20 - Scotia Sea - M 7.0
# 2006 08 11 - Michoacan, Mexico - M 5.9
# 2006 07 27 - Southern Alaska - M 4.8
# 2006 07 17 - South of Java, Indonesia - M 7.7 Fatalities 730
# 2006 06 11 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.3
# 2006 05 26 - Java, Indonesia - M 6.3 Fatalities 5,749
# 2006 05 16 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.8
# 2006 05 16 - Kermadec Islands Region - M 7.4
# 2006 05 03 - Tonga - M 8.0
# 2006 04 20 - Koryakia, Russia - M 7.6
# 2006 03 31 - Western Iran - M 6.1 Fatalities 70
# 2006 03 22 - Western Montana - M 4.2
# 2006 03 14 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.7 Fatalities 4
# 2006 02 26 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 6.4
# 2006 02 22 - Mozambique - M 7.0 Fatalities 4
# 2006 02 10 - Colorado - M 3.8
# 2006 01 27 - Banda Sea - M 7.6
# 2006 01 08 - Southern Greece - M 6.7
# 2006 01 04 - Gulf of California - M 6.6
# 2006 01 02 - East of South Sandwich Islands - M 7.4
# 2006 01 02 - Illinois - M 3.6

50 for 2005, 8 for January and February

# 2005 12 19 - New Mexico - M 4.1
# 2005 12 12 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.5 Fatalities 5
# 2005 12 11 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
# 2005 12 05 - Lake Tanganyika Region, Congo-Tanzania - M 6.8 Fatalities 6
# 2005 12 02 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5
# 2005 11 27 - Southern Iran - M 6.0 Fatalities 13
# 2005 11 19 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.5
# 2005 11 17 - Potosi, Bolivia - M 6.9
# 2005 11 14 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
# 2005 10 31 - Western Montana - M 4.5
# 2005 10 19 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.3
# 2005 10 08 - Pakistan - M 7.6 Fatalities 86,000
# 2005 09 29 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
# 2005 09 26 - Northern Peru - M 7.5 Fatalities 5
# 2005 09 22 - Central California - M 4.7
# 2005 09 09 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
# 2005 09 02 - Brawley Seismic Zone Swarm, Southern California - Aug 31-Sep 2
# 2005 08 16 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.2
# 2005 08 10 - New Mexico - M 5.0
# 2005 07 26 - Western Montana - M 5.6
# 2005 07 24 - Nicobar Islands, India Region - M 7.2
# 2005 07 23 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 5.9
# 2005 07 17 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.1
# 2005 07 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.3
# 2005 07 05 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
# 2005 07 02 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 6.6
# 2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 6.6
# 2005 06 16 - Greater Los Angeles Area, California - M 4.9
# 2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 7.2
# 2005 06 14 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.8
# 2005 06 13 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 7.8 Fatalities 11
# 2005 06 12 - Southern California - M 5.2
# 2005 05 19 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.9
# 2005 05 14 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
# 2005 05 06 - Central California - M 4.1
# 2005 05 01 - Arkansas - M 4.2
# 2005 04 11 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 6.7
# 2005 04 10 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
# 2005 03 28 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.6 Fatalities 1,313
# 2005 03 20 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.6 Fatalities 1
# 2005 03 06 - St. Lawrence Valley Reg., Quebec, Canada - M 4.9
# 2005 03 02 - Banda Sea - M 7.1
# 2005 02 26 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.8
# 2005 02 22 - Central Iran - M 6.4 Fatalities 612
# 2005 02 19 - Sulawesi, Indonesia - M 6.5
# 2005 02 10 - Arkansas - M 4.1
# 2005 02 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.7
# 2005 02 05 - Celebes Sea - M 7.1 Fatalities 2
# 2005 01 16 - State of Yap, Fed. States of Micronesia - M 6.6
# 2005 01 01 - Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - M 6.7

I THINK...this is only an opinion.....that 2008 is going to be a record breaking year for earthquakes both in quantity AND quality (strength). :thinking

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Earthquake storm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An earthquake storm is a recently proposed theory about earthquakes, where one triggers a series of other large earthquakes—within the same tectonic plate—as the stress transfers along the fault. This is similar to the idea of aftershocks, with the exception that they take place years apart. These series of earthquakes can devastate entire countries or geographical regions. Possible events may have occurred during the end of the Bronze Age, and the latter part of the Roman Empire. It has been suggested that this is what may be occurring in modern day Turkey.[1]


thanks jen!


indonesia
is setting on several plates
there wil always be more activity in that area

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/earthquakestorms.shtml

Earthquake Storms

The surface of the Earth is made up of large 'tectonic' plates. These plates are in slow but constant motion. When two plates push against each other friction generates a great deal of energy. For this reason earthquakes occur most frequently on tectonic fault lines, where two plates meet

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15621130.900-how-the-ancient-world-came-to-a-shaky-end.html

How the ancient world came to a shaky end



A FIFTY-YEAR "earthquake storm" brought down the ancient cities of Mycenae, Troy and Knossos, a geologist announced last week.




A complicated junction of tectonic plates, with Africa diving under Europe and some microplates caught in between, has created a maze of faults that Nur believes causes periods of intense earthquake storms roughly every 400 years. "During those storms, all the faults get activated," says Nur.




A complicated junction of tectonic plates, with Africa diving under Europe and some microplates caught in between, has created a maze of faults that Nur believes causes periods of intense earthquake storms roughly every 400 years. "During those storms, all the faults get activated," says Nur.

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In the middle of this century there was a thirty-year earthquake storm along the North Anatolian Fault in northern Turkey, with magnitudes often reaching between 7.0 and 7.5 on the Richter Scale. Nur told the AGU meeting that such storms were common, with examples in the 8th and 15th centuries. The Romans recorded a cluster in the 4th century.

Nur suspects that earthquake storms might be typical for complicated fault patterns elsewhere, such as in the western Caribbean. If so, quake storms may have destroyed civilisations in the Americas. "We are looking now at the possibility that the Mayas collapsed because of earthquakes."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/earthquakestormsqa.shtml

Earthquake Storms - questions and answers

What is the difference between an earthquake and earthquake storm?

An earthquake is a single isolated event in which the Earth's crust pulls apart due to the build up of stress. The phrase earthquake storm was coined by Stanford Professor of Geophysics, Amos Nur, and describes a series of earthquakes where one triggers another and then another. The phenomenon is based on a scientific theory known as the stress triggering model.

Scientists believe that on some faults, as an earthquake strikes, the stress released does not simply disappear. Instead it must be redistributed to another region of the fault which sets off another earthquake. This series of earthquakes is known as an earthquake storm. Although still in its infancy the stress triggering model has identified possible series of earthquakes in California, Japan and Turkey.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/earthquakestormsqa.shtml

Earthquake Storms - questions and answers

What is the difference between an earthquake and earthquake storm?

An earthquake is a single isolated event in which the Earth's crust pulls apart due to the build up of stress. The phrase earthquake storm was coined by Stanford Professor of Geophysics, Amos Nur, and describes a series of earthquakes where one triggers another and then another. The phenomenon is based on a scientific theory known as the stress triggering model.

Scientists believe that on some faults, as an earthquake strikes, the stress released does not simply disappear. Instead it must be redistributed to another region of the fault which sets off another earthquake. This series of earthquakes is known as an earthquake storm. Although still in its infancy the stress triggering model has identified possible series of earthquakes in California, Japan and Turkey.

He's right. The Earth IS stressed with all the wickedness and the longing for the Savior to return. Earth, i am also stressed.

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Thanks for the historical perspective!

[JenGC]

Indonesia and Phillipines hit again with over 6 mag

MAP 5.2 2008/03/03 22:55:34 -4.926 151.684 108.9 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 5.3 2008/03/03 21:14:01 3.782 92.348 35.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.4 2008/03/03 21:11:24 -4.475 101.404 35.0 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.3 2008/03/03 20:06:46 13.548 125.474 10.0 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.4 2008/03/03 18:01:41 14.261 56.693 10.0 OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION
MAP 5.7 2008/03/03 17:48:32 -4.478 101.386 28.0 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.1 2008/03/03 15:44:48 43.906 -128.325 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP 6.9 2008/03/03 14:11:14 13.353 125.670 18.5 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.9 2008/03/03 13:49:40 19.908 121.379 10.0 BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
MAP 5.1 2008/03/03 11:22:41 46.564 152.858 36.6 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 5.2 2008/03/03 10:09:38 46.530 152.910 10.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 6.6 2008/03/03 09:31:06 46.518 153.092 35.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2008/03/03 03:55:31 13.125 144.103 63.6 GUAM REGION
MAP 6.1 2008/03/03 02:37:27 -2.127 99.859 23.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA